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Post #743077 by Hurricane Hayward on Fri, May 15, 2015 11:32 PM

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The Week in Tiki (May 11-17, 2015): Robert Drasnin, master of exotica, dead at 87

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/05/15/the-week-in-tiki-may-11-17-2015-robert-drasnin-master-of-exotica-dead-at-87/

Sad news this week with the passing of Robert Drasnin, the exotica pioneer who composed the seminal "Voodoo" album.

Other news includes special cocktail flights at The Mai-Kai, Tiki Kon’s Iron Tikitender competition, and Angry Birds fly the coop to a tropical paradise.

Weekly features spotlight artist Miss Fluff, the Retro Roadmap website, El Capitan & the Band with No Name, and Tiki bar Forbidden Island in Alameda.

The rums of the week, Gubba Silver and Gold, are featured in Trader Vic’s Molokai Mike cocktail.

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/05/15/the-week-in-tiki-may-11-17-2015-robert-drasnin-master-of-exotica-dead-at-87/